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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Israel denies press credentials to seasoned conflict reporter Jesse Rosenfeld after critical coverage and says “Rolling Stone is not a news organization” — The Netanyahu administration has denied a press credential to Jesse Rosenfeld, who has reported on the prime minister and the war
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Mark Bendeich / Reuters:
The Israel Defense Forces tells Reuters and the AFP that the military “cannot guarantee” their journalists' safety in Gaza, after the outlets sought assurances — Israel's military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse that it cannot guarantee …
Mark Stenberg / Medialyte:
Brands removing ads from critical event coverage, like the Israel-Hamas war, leads to inefficient monetization of news publishers' coverage of these news cycles — A song to read by: “Kid Charlemagne,” by Steely Dan — What I'm reading: “The Rachel Papers,” by Martin Amis — The week that was
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Reuters:
Graphic pro-Israel ads are appearing in kids' video games, like Angry Birds, across Europe; Israel has spent $1.5M on online ads since Hamas' October 7 attack — Maria Julia Cassis was sitting down to a meal in her terraced home in north London when her 6-year-old son ran into the dining room, his face pale.
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Samuel Earle / The Guardian:
A profile of Paul Marshall, GB News co-owner and founder of UnHerd, one of the biggest websites for political commentary in the UK, as he bids for The Telegraph — UnHerd has quickly become one of the biggest sites for political commentary in the UK, and now the hedge fund founder behind it …
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Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
Meta plans to offer an ad-free option for Instagram and Facebook in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland, charging €9.99/month on the web or €12.99/month on mobile — - Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Meta plans to temporarily suspend showing ads to all users under 18 in the EU and other parts of Europe starting on November 6, to comply with EU regulations
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New York Times:
KKR completes its $1.62B Simon & Schuster acquisition, marking a major shift in the publishing industry; KKR plans to introduce an employee profit-sharing model — The process of selling Simon & Schuster has been long and tumultuous, and was waylaid by an earlier antitrust suit.
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
TikTok and DistroKid sign a deal to bring songs by independent artists to TikTok Music; DistroKid artists already have the option to add their music to TikTok — Independent artists using DistroKid to share their music will now have another avenue on TikTok.
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TechCrunch and Music Business Worldwide
Jesús Rodríguez / Washington Post:
A profile of Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman, whose play-by-play social media updates of Capitol Hill dramas feed DC's appetite for fresh intel — Jake Sherman wanted the world to know about his team's latest scoop. — BREAKING NEWS: DIANNE FEINSTEIN HAS PASSED AWAY AT 90, he wrote on X.
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Most of the NYT's 700 tech staff held a half-day work stoppage on October 30, over a return-to-office order that management didn't negotiate in good faith — - News giant's Tech Guild held half-day work stoppage Monday — Workers include software engineers and product managers
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A US judge dismissed AI copyright infringement claims against Midjourney and DeviantArt by three artists, but allowed a claim against Stability AI to proceed — While a federal judge advanced an infringement claim against Stability AI, he dismissed the rest of the lawsuit.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Elle UK EIC Kenya Hunt on how the £149/year membership program Elle Collective can counter falling newsstand revenue, the future of magazines, and more — Elle UK editor in chief Kenya Hunt explains why the future is bright for Elle magazine.
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